Speaker Details

Biography

Dr. Sauer, M.D., M.B.A., & M.S., is an expert in the domains of systems thinking, human relations, and international operations. As a catalyst, author, philosopher and scientist his proven approaches are both innovative and pragmatic. Over the past three decades he has delivered organizational improvements and profitable business growths. He is a co-founder of Supercourse, (http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/) a preventative healthcare network of over 56000 scientists in 174 countries. He has served as a CEO, executive, adviser, and consultant to large enterprises as well as start-up ventures. His tenure has included Banamex (Health Services executive), AT&T and DEC, and CEO of Cerner International.
As Senior Partner, Dr. Sauer addresses significant problems in the domain of real-time business intelligence and situational awareness at CrossInnovation (www.crossinnovation.net). He is also the CEO of Trans AM Group, an international organization that fosters relationships and trade between the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico. Dr. Sauer is a board member of Baker University, the International Relations Council Kansas City and a former board member of The American Red Cross, Kansas City Chapter.

Abstract

The Modern Columbian Exchange: New Threats Require New Paradigms

The Columbian Exchange is a term used to capture what happened to North American Native Indians when the arrival of European settlers introduced ideas, animals, plants, and diseases that otherwise they had not yet been exposed to. Today, the Modern Columbian Exchange is occurring at a global scale, caused by unprecedented global travel and the Internet. An outcome of this Modern Columbian Exchange is disease outbreaks which have and will continue to affect dozens of countries in a very short time, impacting agriculture, tourism, and ultimately resulting in social tensions and the loss of life.
The global response requires tight and timely coordination across countries. This necessitates the processing of large volumes of data – “BIG DATA” – which implies variety, variability and velocity. In this presentation, we explore the challenges of BIG DATA for preventative global health care. We answer the questions: a) how can human intelligence be more effectively leveraged to develop new insights, and b) how does this impact the design of data and information repositories? We conclude “The Time is NOW” for a new real-time analytics paradigm to transform the discovery and learning process.